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GPS working good?

Hey guys. Really really love my new n7 its amazing.
Of course the moment I got it home I rooted it and installed a few roms! You just have to!
I'm currently on paranoid android 2.23 with no kernel change.
My issue is this: my GPS won't lock at all! Google maps with GPS enabled without wifi always returns location unavailable.
I'm almost 100% sure the nexus has GPS so what's the problem?
Anyone having this issue or any solutions?
Tia
-paul
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I'm on CM10 and my GPS works brilliantly. Even get a fix in seconds inside the house.
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I hope mine isn't defective!
Is wifi location turned off in your location settings?
Might try to reflsh cm10 maybe but pa uses same base...
Hmm... anyone using pa with GPS working?
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pauliebb said:
Hey guys. Really really love my new n7 its amazing.
Of course the moment I got it home I rooted it and installed a few roms! You just have to!
I'm currently on paranoid android 2.23 with no kernel change.
My issue is this: my GPS won't lock at all! Google maps with GPS enabled without wifi always returns location unavailable.
I'm almost 100% sure the nexus has GPS so what's the problem?
Anyone having this issue or any solutions?
Tia
-paul
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i had similiar issue last night on aokp, deleted maps and redownloaded and set back up and was beautyful,, only thing i can think of was from upgrading to 4.12 goodness,,steve

Have you tried faster fix from the play store?
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nexus7 has better gps than my gnex, we just deal with it,,lol

mongonexus said:
nexus7 has better gps than my gnex, we just deal with it,,lol
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I can second that, it runs perfectly. Try a clean install.

Try GPS Status from the market and go to tools and erase the location assistant data then download assistance. Also GPS Status also shows you if you are picking up satellites and just not getting a lock. If you get even one lock just be patient and you will get the other ones you need eventually.
Your first lock in awhile is going to take longer because the GPS logic assumes you have changed locations and does a cold start up.
Give it some help and go outside with at least a decent look at the sky keep it in one place.
I haven't had top do this in a long time but sometimes if I had toggled GPS from on to off I wouldn't get a lock but rebooting with GPS toggled on would fix it.
And a few times reflashing the same kernel would fix a flakey GPS
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ezas said:
Try GPS Status from the market and go to tools and erase the location assistant data then download assistance. Also GPS Status also shows you if you are picking up satellites and just not getting a lock. If you get even one lock just be patient and you will get the other ones you need eventually.
Your first lock in awhile is going to take longer because the GPS logic assumes you have changed locations and does a cold start up.
Give it some help and go outside with at least a decent look at the sky keep it in one place.
I haven't had top do this in a long time but sometimes if I had toggled GPS from on to off I wouldn't get a lock but rebooting with GPS toggled on would fix it.
And a few times reflashing the same kernel would fix a flakey GPS
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GPS status is pretty good app! Thank you for suggesting it.
GPS status showed 9 sat and 9 locks, but maps didn't work still.
I then did the reset and download and now maps locks me and shows location.
Thank you!
This might be a little off topic but what exactly does the assistant data do?
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please help, my gps stopped working

so, today, i needed to look up driving directions and my phone would not lock in. i thought it was kinda strange, so when i got home i did some research. attached are the gps test results. I know that it's the phone, because when i checked it on my nexus 10, it locks in right away. i tested both of them next to each other. i tried using the gmps status app to clear A-gps data and doing resets with the gps status apps, but it did not help. it's no driving me crazy since most people are happy with their gps in the nexus 4 and seem to be able to lock in within seconds. i've left maps on for minutes with no success. i've already checked both google settings in the accounts and location to be on.
i recently started charging my phone with the lg wireless orb. do you think that's the issue? how can i fix this? it's driving me crazy.

It seems to see the satellites, but can't lock in.

You've tried rebooting, right?
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chrisrozon said:
You've tried rebooting, right?
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What he said.
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Kinda hoping to avoid that unless there's no other option. Don't really want to go through the hassle of setting everything up again

wasya152 said:
Kinda hoping to avoid that unless there's no other option. Don't really want to go through the hassle of setting everything up again
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No, I mean turn it off.
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oh, yeah. like 10 times by now. i actually did factory reset today. that didn't help. only created a bigger pain in the ass since now i have to set everything up again. yay

GPS (Verizon)

Damn it! Had phone for over a month. Just used gps and its not good. Hope it can be fixed with update.
Works fine if WiFi on-but needed it to get home tonight and it is a big problem. Can't get closer than 1 mile) and in and out lock
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Jeffruby said:
Damn it! Had phone for over a month. Just used gps and its not good. Hope it can be fixed with update.
Works fine if WiFi on-but needed it to get home tonight and it is a big problem. Can't get closer than 1 mile) and in and out lock
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That's weird... mine works great and is a super quick lock... accurate too! If it doesn't get fixed w/ an update i would exchange it... I used to have the Galaxy S and it had an issue w/ the gps antenna not being soldered right into the board... maybe an issue w/ yours, you will have to see.

Do a search for fixes. I saw one posted somewhere that was flashable.
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Well, I apologize as there are a few threads on this. Seems to be a real issue. In demand, did you then off WiFi and try? With WiFi mine is spot on.
Lot of threads -no solutions I'm afraid. A few got new phone so no help. A few tried flashing apk's but no help. Hoping firmware?
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No problems with my Verizon model. I use my GPS often.
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No problems here. Works better than the garmin I use for work.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17081413
If you take the time to read this and do it it works great. Fixed my issues

works perfectly fine on mine. used it to get to the airport and home the other day, and not a single problem.
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Don't want to celebrate yet, but just dl and ran gps test and fix. Today gps with WiFi off has been perfect.
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Jeffruby said:
Damn it! Had phone for over a month. Just used gps and its not good. Hope it can be fixed with update.
Works fine if WiFi on-but needed it to get home tonight and it is a big problem. Can't get closer than 1 mile) and in and out lock
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Wait a minute, you don't know how to get back to your own house? And you were within a mile? Sorry, this just made me giggle a little. Glad you got out figured out.
Thanks Devs. From my VZW G2.

Haha. Meant can't lock within a mile. In this case "home" meant a hotel to make matters worse.
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Jeffruby said:
Haha. Meant can't lock within a mile. In this case "home" meant a hotel to make matters worse.
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That makes more sense.
Thanks Devs. From my VZW G2.

I'm experiencing the same problems with mine. It can't get a good lock on my location. I thought it was a google maps issue so I downloaded waze but the problem persists. GPS Status app says I'm connected to 4/12 satellite when I'm outside. I want to return it, but my rootchecker has been tripped. It won't reset even after restoring to stock 4 times. In download mode it says "unrooted" for about an hour before going back to "ROOTED" in all red letters. Any help is appreciated.

Having issues keeping a lock after getting my initial lock. Been posting below in another thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2485088
benjaminj007 said:
I'm experiencing the same problems with mine. It can't get a good lock on my location. I thought it was a google maps issue so I downloaded waze but the problem persists. GPS Status app says I'm connected to 4/12 satellite when I'm outside. I want to return it, but my rootchecker has been tripped. It won't reset even after restoring to stock 4 times. In download mode it says "unrooted" for about an hour before going back to "ROOTED" in all red letters. Any help is appreciated.
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Followed the instructions below and mine showed unrooted in settings and in download mode.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448960

[Ver] gps lock is too slow on stock rom

So I've asked this in the past but people seemed to assume I was running cyanogenmod... I'm on stock verizon ota rom but rooted.
Gps lock is painfully slow sometimes I'll even reach my destination before it locks... I tried editing gps.conf to add the north america.pool.ntp servers but it only mitigated the issue a tiny bit, anyone know of anything I can do to fix this?
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Anyone?
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reinaldistic said:
Anyone?
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Try faster gps app.... It'll back up gps.conf file before it edit in case it's not better.
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ffejy462 said:
Try faster gps app.... It'll back up gps.conf file before it edit in case it's not better.
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No fix, anything else that can fix it?
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reinaldistic said:
No fix, anything else that can fix it?
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Kit kat probably. Should be here before 2015.... my gps is pretty Ok. About 10 sec on lock with only the occasional drop on stock 11a. The funny thing is that my wife has the same phone and she gets an instant lock and no drops... Maybe hardware is suspect. Our maybe boobs are a gps antenna...

GPS was working fine until 2 or 3 days ago! Then takes forever, sometimes 20 - 30 minutes to lock.
Strange ....

ffejy462 said:
Kit kat probably. Should be here before 2015.... my gps is pretty Ok. About 10 sec on lock with only the occasional drop on stock 11a. The funny thing is that my wife has the same phone and she gets an instant lock and no drops... Maybe hardware is suspect. Our maybe boobs are a gps antenna...
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Maybe that's it, I'm updated to 12b
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GPS finally fixed!
I used the app "GPS Status" and it took 1/2 hour to get a lock outside. Since then it locks fine outside and usually within 30 seconds indoors.
Sounds to me like any sort of ROM changes with Cache clearing must also clear vital satelite tracking info. Just a hunch ...

I take that back. The GPS is just as buggy as before. I will have to get into some better outoors open spaces and re-test.
The GPS performance seems to revert to buggy lock-on as soon as the device is rebooted or some time passes.
Sucks.

Ahhhh. But wait. I went into an open space in the park and it locked in 39 seconds. There-after, it locked in 2 or 3 seconds onto between 10 to 15 satelites.
Soooooo...... The GPS works, in more exposed open spaces. Works in car as well. But does not work on patio with only 1/3 of sky visible.
Don't rely on this GPS chip to get you out of a rainforest or dark canyons!!

I too have the same issue on the stock rom . I found switching over to a kitkat rom helps as it locks on within seconds. I've tried madhi rom and Houstonn PA roms. Unfortnately, I am enjoying the Stock rom LG G2 features at the moment, particularly the knock on, LG Quick Remote and LG Quick window features of stock.
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Same location indoors, different phones:
S4 - gets lock in 30 seconds with 11 of 22 satelites.
G2 - no lock, no satelites.
Looks to me like a hardware problem. The GPS on the G2 plainly sucks.

In my d802 GPS works well. Are you shoure that isn't an hardware problem?
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Note 4 GPS Accuracy

I'm not getting great gps accuracy with this phone. Usually between 16-30 feet. My other devices are accurate up to 3 feet. I'm wondering what everyone else is getting with this phone. Using GPS status from the play store.

I just tested. I'm getting 10-12 feet.
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gps signal drops
I noticed that when I am using a map program like Waze or google Maps, the gps signal gets lost more often than when I had the Note 3.

raiders13 said:
I noticed that when I am using a map program like Waze or google Maps, the gps signal gets lost more often than when I had the Note 3.
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I notice this as well. My old S3 was very accurate, whereas the Note4 seems to "jump" around.
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10 feet

deeznutz1977 said:
10 feet
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What app are you using for this?
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Temetka said:
What app are you using for this?
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That's GPS Test /GPS Test +(paid). Great app.

I've noticed this as well when playing the game ingress. I wonder if it's due to the steel frame? My Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy S5 was spot on.

Hmm.
Never thought about that.
My GPS does seem to perform better now that I have FireKat ROM on my phone.

Re tested.
Rooted running Firekat ROM and using some tweaks from the lag thread. GPS assist is running in the background.
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I too tested it on FireKat and got the same results. 10 ft. Makes me think it can be enhanced by a software update. Maybe in a future patch.

atrohde said:
I'm not getting great gps accuracy with this phone. Usually between 16-30 feet. My other devices are accurate up to 3 feet. I'm wondering what everyone else is getting with this phone. Using GPS status from the play store.
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Depends on your location and how many satellites are in sight but ~3 meters/~9 feet is about as good as it's going to get with just GPS. Maybe if phone locks into some Glonass satellites it could do a bit better.

Temetka said:
I notice this as well. My old S3 was very accurate, whereas the Note4 seems to "jump" around.
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I made a change on the WiFi settings and my GPS signal improved. I put a check on "Always Allow Scanning." Because I remembered that I had taken it off to try another app and that was around the time that GPS stopped working correctly.
go to Settings>Wi-Fi>Advanced>Always Allow Scanning; Put a check on this option.

Google maps says GPS signal lost a lot with the note 4... doesn't seem very good at getting a location.
Definitely love the phone. Came from the s4. My first note. Thought I was the only one that noticed crappy GPS signal
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I notice my phone says searching for GPS in the drop down thing. Goes away in a few seconds but is annoying.

10' Lock almost Instantly. Fastest lock of any phone I ever owned. And keeps its lock perfectly.
Here's my VIDEO

My GPS works great on my phone.
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Even to the room I'm at. Best GPS I've had on a phone

raiders13 said:
I made a change on the WiFi settings and my GPS signal improved. I put a check on "Always Allow Scanning." Because I remembered that I had taken it off to try another app and that was around the time that GPS stopped working correctly.
go to Settings>Wi-Fi>Advanced>Always Allow Scanning; Put a check on this option.
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Won't that eat battery more?
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I checked the scanning off because when driving using the maps WiFi spots pop up and I can't see where I'm going. LoL

To all those who saying they don't have issues with the GPS they probably don't use it enough to see that.